Chapter 79 Goodbye Joseph

"Go away!" Kate shouted with disgust when she came to her senses.

In the past, it was always Joseph who acted so cold, but now it was Kate. It was the same cold and unaffectionate atmosphere, but the one creating was the only difference.

Joseph got up immediately and asked gently, "Did I hurt you?"

Kate did not answer him. She got up, pulled open the drawer, took out a file from it, and signed her name.

"I just signed our divorce papers. Congratulations! You are free. And, I am congratulating myself for being rid of your torture!" Kate had never been so sure of anything before. Instead of feeling sad, she felt a great sense of relief.

Joseph stared at the agreement that he had a lawyer create and asked, "You are going to divorce me?!?"

It was a great joke! He had been eager to divorce me before. Now that I have agreed, why are you asking me? He should be thrilled. Kate thought to herself.

"Mr. Smith, I have signed it. I hope you will sign it too. We should divorce sooner than later," After saying that, she put the agreement on the table and left the bedroom.

Later that evening, Kate sent Lisa a message asking her to rent a car so that she could move her belongings. Lisa agreed without asking any questions because she wanted to support Kate's decisions.

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Early the next morning, Lisa arrived in the rental car.

Joseph had no idea that Kate would leave so soon. Therefore, when he woke up and found Kate packing, he anxiously asked, "What are you doing?"

Kate did not look at him; she simply replied, "I have no connection to you or this house now that I have signed the divorce papers."

Joseph frowned and became angry. He grasped her hand to stop her and said, "I haven't agreed to it!"

Kate scoffed and calmly said, "You made the agreement. Do you have an objection to the content in it? If not, I think you should agree to sign it. After all, there is no love in our marriage, only sorrow."

"What if I don't agree?" Joseph was filled with heartache when he thought of them getting a divorce.

"Do you think you can compensate for Anna's crime if you don't divorce me? Don't daydream! Plus, I am sure she is waiting for you to marry her," Kate said to irritate him further, "I don't love you anymore. I am more worried that I may wake up one night, remember what you and Anna did to me, and physically hurt you."

"Kate, are you ready to leave?" Lisa had been waiting downstairs, but when Kate didn't come down, she went to check on her.

Kate replied, "Yes, come in!"

"Okay!"

Lisa had explained to Nick that Kate had a lot of things to move since she had lived there for two years and that they could use his help to carry the heavy items. Nick agreed to help, but when he walked in and saw Joseph's hurtful expression, he didn't know what to say.

Though Lisa was afraid of Joseph, she ignored him and concentrated on gathering Kate's belongings.

"You just have this stuff?" Lisa asked in surprise, pointing at the package. She feared that one car would not be big enough or all of Kate's items. However, there were only two suitcases.

"Two suitcases! It's enough," Kate smiled and glimpsed Joseph, saying, "If you are worried that I took anything belonging to your family, please feel free to check."

Joseph felt a sudden pain in his chest when Kate permitted him to check her luggage. He suddenly realized what a large part of his heart belonged to Kate.

Lisa saw Joseph's expression change. She stepped in front of Kate and said, "Lord Joseph, Kate has suffered a lot during the last two years. I hope you can let her go."

"Yes, Joseph. Since you don't love her, I also think you should agree to…"

"You really want to divorce me?" Joseph interrupted Nick and asked Kate.

"Of course!" Kate answered without thinking.

"Okay!" Joseph smiled reluctantly, "I agree to the divorce."

"Thank you!" Kate replied, but her voice cracked because she was still a little hurt.

It only took five minutes to walk from the bedroom, pack the car and get to the gate, but to Kate, it felt much longer.

"Don't be sad, Kate. Everything will be fine, and you will live a much better life after leaving Joseph," Lisa comforted Kate, "Now that Anna and Dora are gone, you can go back to your home. No one will hurt you or say bad things about you there! And…"

"Lisa, can you tell me which way to go? I am worried I may make a wrong turn,"  

Nick interrupted her on purpose because he was afraid that she might say too much.

"Are you an idiot? You have been there before."

"I forget. I haven't been there for a long time. I cannot remember clearly," Nick

looked her in the eye, signaling to her what he was doing.

"Okay, I will help you," Lisa sighed.

Kate remained silent all the way. She replayed scenes of her life with Joseph; she had thought she could easily forget the two-years of unhappy life together. However, when she left, she felt conflicted. Her love for Joseph had been torturous, but she could not forget everything.

Half an hour later, when they arrived at the White mansion, Leo was waiting.

Before Kate climbed out of the car, she could see the anger on his face.

Leo immediately began to shout, "Kate, Anna is your sister. Even though she made a mistake, you should not kick her out of this house. And Dora, she is two-faced but did not do anything to harm you. I am so disappointed!"